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Longtime Alabama Baptist pastor and missionary, Shelby Smith, dies at 92

October 9, 2019

Shelby Andrew Smith Sr., a longtime Alabama Baptist pastor and missionary, died Sept. 25. He was 92. A native of Jemison, Smith earned his bachelor’s

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Carner, longtime Alabama Baptist music minister, dies at 88

October 2, 2019

John William “Bill” Carner, a longtime music minister at churches in Alabama and other states, died Sept. 11. He was 88. Carner served as music

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MacLaren, former CP/stewardship director for SBOM, dies at 79

October 2, 2019

John MacLaren, longtime pastor and former director of the office of Cooperative Program/stewardship development for the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM), died Sept.

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Someone You Should Know — Rob Jackson

September 25, 2019

By Leigh Pritchett Correspondent, The Alabama Baptist Dr. Rob Jackson, 57, Daphne, has an extensive and diverse resumé that includes being a pastor, pharmacist, adjunct

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John Maclaren, former SBOM director of CP, stewardship development, dies at 79

September 20, 2019

John MacLaren, long-time pastor and former director of the office of Cooperative Program/stewardship development for the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions (SBOM), has died

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‘At The 50’ draws big crowd, more than 100 make decisions for Christ

September 19, 2019

By Carrie Brown McWhorter The Alabama Baptist More than 2,000 high school students, coaches, parents and church volunteers gathered at Corner High School Sept. 8,

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Missions advocate dies at 95, leaves a ‘no regrets’ legacy of being on mission

September 16, 2019

Missions. It’s a story Marguerite Butler went looking for and once she found it she just couldn’t stop chasing it.  It all started with a

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Evangelist, former Alabama Baptist pastor Larry Draper dies at 75

September 11, 2019

Larry W. Draper, longtime evangelist and former pastor of Roebuck Park Baptist Church, Birmingham, died Aug. 21. He was 75. A graduate of Samford University

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